Guilford KOs Coen
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
With the board showing 
, Timothy Guilford went all in from middle position, and Daniel Coen made the call, putting his bounty at risk.
Guilford showed 
, and Coen mucked. Guilford, last year's defneding champion in this event, is already at more than doible the starting stack in the first hour of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 16,600 |
|
Busted |
board to earn the knockout and a bounty.
flop to Van Asdale, who bet 600. Only Stout called.
hit the turn, and Stout checked again. Van Asdale bet 1,500 and Stout folded.
flop. Guan bet 1,200 on the 
turn, and Shaban called.
was sitting face-up in front of Smith, indicating that Smith had flush-over-flushed his opponent to the rail, while collecting a bounty in the process.
flop from the hijack, and the button bet 2,500 into a pot of around 5,000. Guilford check-raised all in for 5,200, and told his opponent, "You could knock out the defending champ!" when he began to tank. The button spent a minute in thought, then called.
river to secure the double for Run It Up Reno VIII's $235 Progressive Bounty champ.